The_Custom_House The_Custom_House

The Custom House - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Sunna, Talmud, Action, Activity, Acts, Address, Air, Automatism, Bearing, Behavior, Built, Canon, Carriage

The Custom House is a neoclassical 18th century building in Dublin, Ireland which houses the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

It was designed by James Gandon to act as the new custom house for Dublin Port. When it was completed in 1791, it cost £200,000 to build — a huge sum at the time.

As the port of Dublin moved further downriver, the building's original use for collecting custom duties became obsolete, and it was used as the headquarters of local government in Ireland. During the Anglo-Irish War in 1921, the Irish Republican Army burnt down the Custom House, in an attempt to disrupt British rule in Ireland.

After the Anglo-Irish Treaty, it was restored by the Irish Free State government.

External link

  • Custom House info (http://www.environ.ie/DOEI/DOEIPol.nsf/wvNavView/wwdHistory?OpenDocument&Lang=en#l3)

Small_shamrock.png 		 This Ireland article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/The_Custom_House).

Example Usage of Custom
EightBitWarrior: @LordofUltima Great job on the mod dude. Awesome in a ridiculous way, but you finally got a Custom stick tailored to your liking. Enjoy it.
Dallas_ESP: ESP: Shop! - Swoozies - From fun, funky cocktail sets and stoneware to Custom stationery, Sw... http://bit.ly/5g1Obf #shopping #Dallas
triomarketers: New Designer Titanium Ring, Men's Wedding Bands, Custom Carved Jewelry 100% Satisfaction http://bit.ly/7cw4iZ
Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.